Tailor s measure



f e i XVM. T. WELLS, 0F SHELBYVILLE," TENNESSEE.

TAILoRs MEASURE.

Specification' of Letters Patent No. 8,895, dated April 20, 1852.

T o all whom t may concern:

Be it known that LVILLIAM T. VELLS, of Shelbyville, in the county of Bedford and State of Tennessee, have invented `a new and useful Instrument for Drafting and Cutting Garments; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the construction and operation of the same, reference` being had to the annexed drawing, making a part of this specification.

The accompanying drawing is a perspective view of the instrument as applied to the cloth in drafting, the principle of which instrument is to obtain a correct measure of the body by applying the same to the body, and by means of graduated measures, working upon arcs divided into degrees, and

. after having obtained the exact form and measurement` of the body, to transmit the same to a plane surface so as to make 1t correspond with the actual measurement with perfect certainty which instrument is constructed and formed as follows to wit, it consists of some pliant substance (for in` stance morocco)l which is formedso as to ft under the arm, and lie upon the left breast, with a graduated scale on the front edge, and a graduated strap passing around the body, under the arm, which is designated in the accompanying drawing by the letters E.

The graduated scale in front above referred to is numbered from l to 7 inclusive. There is a graduated arc on the instrument marked F, also a graduated arc marked G, both of which are in front of the arm when the instrument is applied to the body. Also a graduated arc marked K.

No. l, is a strap working upon a pivot on the center of the circle of which the arc F, is a part, coming to a point at the edge i of said arc F so as to point out the degree,

which strap is marked in inches measured from a line horizontal with the lower part of the armpit, commencing to number at 4 inches which strap has a stop screw at S S, which passes through the main body of the instrument with a tap on the end so as to screw it up and hold it firm at any point desired, there being a groove cutl so as to let the screw pass freely in turning the strap upon its pivot also with an eyelet hole in the extreme end of said strap No. l.

No. 2, is a strap graduated and measured as strap No. 1, working upon a pivot on the center of the circle of which the arc G, is a part, coming to a point as No. l.

S onstrap No. 2, is a screw formed and i working as the screw at S in stra-p` No. l.

No. 3, is a graduated tape or strap working on a pivot in the center of the circle of` S on the arc K is a screwconstructed and' working as the screws S above referred to and described, exceptthis thatV it has no groove 1n which to work, serving as pivot,

and when screwed up holds the straps No'. 3 l

and No. 4 to any point desired.

D is two eyelet holes.

H, is a hook upon the end of the graduated strap E.

A is a strong strap, with holes through it, at short intervals, with a hook at one end. B is the same as A.

C is an elastic strap with two hooks at each end, which three last straps are made separate from the instrument and only connected with it when measuring, which instrument is applied and used in the followmg manner.

First the strap B is hooked around the body so as to rest upon the points of the hips. Strap A is hooked onto strap No. l, by means of the hook on A and the eyelet hole in No. l, when the instrument is read y to be applied. The instrument is placed upon the left breast so that the strap E passes under the left arm. Strap No. l, is then passed over the left shoulder, around the back of the neck, passing over the right shoulder, in front, then under the same and hooking to strap E at the hook H, the strap E passing from armpit to armpit. The strap C is hooked into the eyelet holes D and the two hooks at the other end of the strap C hooked into the right breast of coat, so as to hold the instrument firm, when it is ready for measuring when instrument is applied to the body, the strap lTo. l shows the distance from a line horizontal with the armpit, to the socket bone or the center of the neck, at the same time pointing out the degree on the arc F, then to ascertain t-he depth of cye measure from the lower edge of strap No. l, at socket bone to the top of strap E, to get the first waist or top of hips measure to the lower edge of strap B. Strap No. 2, passes over the left shoulder at the shoulder point, and at width of back to the top edge of strap E, at the same time ypointing out the degrees on the arc G, which measurement is for the purpose o-f giving the width and size of shoulder. Strap No.

` 3, is for the purpose of measuring under the left arm to socket bone, at lower edge of No l, alsoV tomeasure to the center of the forms a pivot at strap B, from which to measure to get the center of the back at the first waist, and by means of the last, measure of strap No. 3, and the several measurements of No. 4, the coat is thrown in to the back, after taking all the measures and noting all the distances and the angles or degrecs shown by the several straps, in measuring, take the instrument off and detach straps A and C, then lay the instrument upon the cloth, set the instrument to the cut according to said angles and distances and thus the closed diagram will be transmitted to a plane surface, with aV perfect harmonization of all the points.

The mode of applying the instrument to the body may be seen by reference to the small drawing herewith presented.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- The graduated straps No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4, in connection with the several centers about which they respectively turn and with the graduated arcs, the said centers being arranged substantially as herein set forth and for the purposes specified, using for that purpose the aforesaid instrument or any other substantially the same, and which will produce the intended effect, but I disclaim having invented the tape measure or the elastic square, designated as No. 3 underneath the main instrument.

VILLIAM T. VELLS.

lVitnesses AMos HAYs, WVM. GALBREATH. 

